BSides Iowa was founded last 2012 by Ken Johnson and has held six events in Iowa. Ken Johnson passed away in 2016 due to an unfortunate accident but In 2016, a few active members of the Iowa InfoSec/SecDSM took over the reins to continue the work that Ken started. tragically Ken passed in a car accident.
The current organizers of BSides Iowa include:
- Greg Hetrick
- Brandon Murphy
- Chadwick Smith
- John Pudwill
- Greg Rice
- Antoinette Stevens
- Arden Meyer